Accustomed Quote by Jesse Helms

“Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.”

Jesse Helms

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I fight for what I believe. If you are not willing to stand up for what you believe, your beliefs are not strong enough.

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Democracy used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands.

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I have tried at every point to seek God's wisdom on the decisions I made, and I made it my business to speak up…

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This is an area where North Carolina does excel. I have known more colorful North Carolina political figures than I have colorless ones.

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I do not intend to allow the Senate to rubber-stamp the president's plan to reward the Chinese Communists.

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They should ask their parents if it would be all right for their son or daughter to marry a Negro.

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It's their deliberate, disgusting, revolting conduct that is responsible for the disease

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The challenge is always before us. Whenever we lose sight of the principles that mattered to our founders we run into trouble.

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If you want to call me a bigot, fine.

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The New York Times and Washington Post are both infested with homosexuals themselves. Just about every person down there is a homosexual or lesbian.

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